July 2020
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Four-Year Lookback Didn't Bar Tenant's Reliance on 1986 Rent Reduction Order
Tenant Can Amend Complaint a Second Time Based on Regina
Pre-Trial Questioning Needed Concerning Succession Claim
DHCR Must Reconsider Landlord's MBR Increase Applications
Tenant's Overcharge Claim Denied with Four-Year Lookback Applied
Was Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Injury from Falling Light Fixture?
Emergency Homeless Housing Occupant Wasn't Illegally Evicted
Default by Tenant's Son Excused Based on Succession Claim
Tenant Can't Raise Claim, Already Decided, After HSTPA Enacted
Did Landlord Respond Sufficiently to Bedbug Condition?
Landlord Must Send Tenant a Notice to Cure in Nuisance Case
Nonprofit Tenant Claims It's Entitled to Rent-Stabilized Renewal Lease
Tenant Can Withdraw DHCR Complaint and Sue Landlord in Court
Tenant's Illegal Lockout Claim Dismissed
New Trial Needed in Security Deposit Case
Tenant Who Legally Withdrew His Complaint Can't Revive Claim
Tenant Can't Revive Service Complaint After Condition Cured
Complaint Described Water Leak Incorrectly
Rent Reduction Complaint Denied for Deregulated Tenant
Cracked Kitchen Floor Tiles Not Minor Condition
DHCR Can Rely on Its Own Inspection Report
Damage to Fire Escape Warranted Rent Reduction
Landlord Improperly Changed Heat and Hot Water Service
DHCR Relies on HPD Violation Report to Find Inadequate Heat and Hot Water
Landlord Gets MCI Rent Increase for Facade Restoration
74 Tenants Can Sue Separate Landlords in One Action Seeking Class Certification
Proof of Damage Doesn't Warrant Withholding Full Security Deposit
Landlord Who Had Children with Tenant Must Refund HAP Benefits
Was Lead Paint in Apartment the Cause of Child's Injuries?
Did Rooftop Drilling Breach the Warranty of Habitability?
NYCHA Illegally Locked Out Tenant's Grandson After Tenant Died
Landlord Must Restore Occupant Who Was Illegally Locked Out
Landlord Illegally Locked Out Apartment Occupant After Tenant Died
Landlord Didn't Prove Tenants Ran Illegal Hotel Through Airbnb Sublets
Landlords Can't Challenge NY State Eviction Moratorium in Federal Court
Was Five-Family Building Improperly Converted to 16-Unit SRO?
Landlord Fined $300 for Standing Water Condition on Driveway
Landlord Left Damaged, Vacant Building to Deteriorate
Landlord Didn't Prove It Was Impossible to Correct Violations
Any Grandfathering of Landlord's Advertising Sign Had Expired
Landlord Didn't Prove Residents Left Unsecured Cardboard Outside
Landlord Fined $50,500 for Illegally Altering Two-Family House
Landlord Gets Second Chance to Prove Illegal Unit Was Pre-Existing Condition
Landlord Fined $300 for Rodent Infestation
Landlord Fined for Transient Occupancy in Class "A" Multiple Dwelling
